Why do organizations keep failing with employee engagement? By Annie McKee

Annie McKee (Author & Program Director, University of Pennsylvania)

Annie McKee discusses why she believes so many organizations are failing to engage their employees despite years of corporate initiatives to accomplish this goal. According to McKee, companies need to move away from a task-oriented approach to employee engagement and instead start using emotional intelligence to develop a more interested and committed staff.

Annie McKee

Author & Program Director, University of Pennsylvania Annie McKee is a bestselling author and advisor to top global leaders, from CEOs of Fortune 50 companies to government officials South Africa. She is Senior Fellow and serves as Director of Penn MedEd Master's Program and PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program at University of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Board of Center for Social and Emotional Competency at University of the Pacific as well as the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute.

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Annie McKee

Author & Program Director, University of Pennsylvania

Annie McKee is a bestselling author and advisor to top global leaders, from CEOs of Fortune 50 companies to government officials South Africa. She is Senior Fellow and serves as Director of Penn MedEd Master's Program and PennCLO Executive Doctoral Program at University of Pennsylvania. She also serves on the Board of Center for Social and Emotional Competency at University of the Pacific as well as the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute.

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Vaishali Jain

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Bloomberg TV Journalist

Vaishali has been working in the media industry & Journalism for more than 14 years. She had her own CEO talk show on Bloomberg TV India called Biz Lounge, a show that she anchored and produced. Biz Lounge explored the business aspects of each company, as well as the company's leadership, corporate culture, as well as each leader's personal side including how he/she spent their free time.

Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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